Continental 6-285-A
35 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental 6-285-A engine, rated at about 285 horsepower. The Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave is the model most often fitted with it (31 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1942 and 1976.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Continental 6-285-A. FAA spelling: 6-285-A.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave31Beechcraft D551Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet1Boeing E75 Stearman Kaydet1Piper J-3 Cub1
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave · Beechcraft D55 · Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet · Boeing E75 Stearman Kaydet · Piper J-3 Cub
Where they are owner's state
Arizona5Texas4Nebraska4Oklahoma3Missouri3South Dakota2Kansas2West Virginia1Washington1North Dakota1
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles34 (97%)Piston twins1 (3%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental 6-285-A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E12CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
1991-09-2991-19-03 · Oil Filter · engine
Certificates and bulletins
E12CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 5 models listed · revised June 1, 2020
Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
Fitted to
- Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave 31 with this engine series
- Beechcraft D55 1 with this engine series
- Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet 1 with this engine series
- Boeing E75 Stearman Kaydet 1 with this engine series
- Piper J-3 Cub 1 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Quality Aviation INC 4 of these aircraft
- Mid Continent Aircraft CORP 2 of these aircraft
- Independent Dusting Service INC 2 of these aircraft
- Wood Flying INC 1 of these aircraft
- Williams Fertilizer Services LLC 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Continental 6-285-A 2 airworthiness directives
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-6-285-a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 35
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N57751 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wood Flying INC Panhandle, Texas |
Restricted | 2026-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57721 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Goltz Aviation LLC Pembina, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6703H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9938P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heartland Aviation INC Alliance, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2024-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57609 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lazy T Aviation LLC Ashland, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57716 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fishers Flyings Pipers LLC Broken Bow, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2022-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57725 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bretts Spray Service INC Onida, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2022-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9979P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Federal Aerial Applicators LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2021-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9901P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Williams Fertilizer Services LLC Oregon, Missouri |
Restricted | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9976P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sides Aviation LLC Cambridge, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9928P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2020-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9923P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2020-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9900P | Piper PA-36-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whitley Aviation LLC Altoona, Alabama |
Restricted | 2019-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57625 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stratham Aerial Spraying LLC Axtell, Kansas |
Restricted | 2018-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9947P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9904P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rose Dale Americus, Georgia |
Restricted | 2017-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57615 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Restricted | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57738 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75847 | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Independent Dusting Service INC El Campo, Texas |
Restricted | 2014-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65310 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9981P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2010-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57824 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | West Central Ag-Air INC Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2009-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N373LM | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
None on file | 2009-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57775 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Snyder Spraying Serv INC Snyder, Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2005-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44523 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2004-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55993 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2002-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56635 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Danley Brothers INC Willows, California |
Restricted | 1999-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9966P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Restricted | 1997-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9964P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Restricted | 1995-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55752 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Snyder Spraying Service INC Snyder, Oklahoma |
Restricted | 1987-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410RM | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Restricted | 1985-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N9914P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | County of Galveston Dickinson, Texas |
Restricted | 1976-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62586 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Independent Dusting Service INC El Campo, Texas |
Restricted | 1975-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55713 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N9911P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.